- The locks on the Canal Latéral were extended in the 1970s to the Freycinet standard length, though those on the Canal du Midi remained at their original size.
- The Canal du Midi flows from Marseillan, near Sète in the east, to Toulouse in the west where it joins the Garonne River.
- A stone's throw from the Canal du Midi, Saint-Sylvestre and Sainte-Colombe church is classified in Romanesque style.
- Commissioned by Vauban, it reaches the River Aude at the place known as Gailhousty, where the rest of the route to the Canal du Midi is still by land.
- The Canal du Midi started construction stared in the 1600s and was part of a project to connect and provide navigation from Narbonne on eastern coast of France...
- As a “summit canal,” which has its highest elevation at a point in its middle rather than at one of its ends, the Canal du Midi uses an ingenious system to direct...
- activities of the Canal du Midi in Saint-Chinian - Creative and fun workshops - With our four-legged friends - Theme parks, gardens, caves - Swimming pools...
- The Canal du Midi offers a chance to admire some exceptionally beautiful scenery and to appreciate the technical prowess behind its structures.
- It takes typically 10 days to travel the length of the Canal du Midi by barge, and provides an interesting way to see the countryside of the Midi.
- The Canal du Midi waterway, which was built in the 17th century, is 240 kilometres long and connects the French cities of Toulouse and Sète.